CAMBRIDGE, England — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 1, 2014 —
ARM® is celebrating the signing of the 50th
licensing agreement for its ARMv8-A technology, which includes support
for 64-bit computing. A total of 27 companies have signed agreements for
the company’s ARMv8-A technology as industry momentum builds for greater
compute capability across a wide range of applications. The ARMv8-A
silicon partners include:

All of the top 10 companies who sell application processors for
smartphones

9 of the top 10 application processor companies for tablets

4 of the top 5 companies that provide chips for consumer electronics
(including DTV and STB)

4 of the top 5 companies that provide chips for enterprise networking
and servers

8 silicon vendors from Greater China

The 50th licensing agreement demonstrates the continuing
strength in demand for the company’s 64-bit-capable ARMCortex®-A50
processor family and ARMv8 architecture licenses which will serve future
digital devices and infrastructure deployments coping with more complex
applications within strict power budgets.

“ARMv8-A technology brings multiple benefits, including 64-bit
capability alongside improved efficiency of existing 32-bit
applications,” said Noel Hurley, general manager, processor division,
ARM. “Tablets and smartphones are quickly replacing PCs for many tasks
and the ARMv8-A Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53-based chips developed by our
Partners support this transition with important enhancements in
performance and efficiency. These ARMv8-A platforms are also fully
backward compatible and will efficiently execute over a million 32-bit
apps and extensive software assets already in use.”

The company began developing its ARMv8-A architecture design in 2007 as
it foresaw the need for more powerful and energy efficient processors.
First announced in November 2011, the cumulative 50 licenses are now
spread across ARMv8-A architecture and ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53
processors. This is ensuring a vibrant and diverse roadmap for a new
range of mobile and connected devices and infrastructure equipment.

ARM has signed more than 1100 license agreements for its processor
designs and is working with around 350 international firms producing
silicon chips for a range of devices from sensors to servers. The
company announced recently that the 50 billionth chip containing an ARM
processor had been shipped by partners and the momentum in 64-bit ARM
architecture is a key component in the journey toward the next 100
billion chips.

The
ARMv8-A
architecture introduces 64-bit support to the ARM architecture with
a focus on power-efficient implementation while maintaining
compatibility with existing 32-bit software. By adopting a clean
approach, the ARMv8-A processors such as the ARM
Cortex-A57
and ARM
Cortex-A53,
extend the performance range available while maintaining the low-power
consumption characteristics of the ARM processors that will power
tomorrow's most innovative and efficient devices.

About ARM

ARM
is at the heart of the world's most advanced digital products. Our
technology enables the creation of new markets and transformation of
industries and society. We design scalable, energy efficient-processors
and related technologies to deliver the intelligence in applications
ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones, tablets,
enterprise infrastructure and the Internet of Things.

Our innovative technology is licensed by ARM Partners who have shipped
more than 50 billion System on Chip (SoCs) containing our intellectual
property since the company began in 1990. Together with our Connected
Community, we are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers,
designers and engineers, ensuring a fast, reliable route to market for
leading electronics companies. Learn more and join the conversation at
http://community.arm.com.

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